ܒܝܬ ܟܪܝܗܐ

ܒܝܬ ܟܪܝܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܗܐ

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [betː‿kriːheː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [betː‿t͡ʃriːheː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [beθː‿kriːheː]

Noun

ܒܹܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ‎ • (bēt krīhē) m (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ‎ (bātay krīhē))

1. hospital

   ‏ܫܲܟܘܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܓ̰ܲܠܕܘܼܬܵܐ ܘܣܘܼܪܗܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܒܹܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ.‎‎

   šakurāʾīt radāytā d-krīhē tēlāh b-jaldutā w-surhīwā ìwā l-bēt-krīhē.

   Thankfully an ambulance arrived quickly and he was rushed to hospital.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܹܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ (bēt krīhē)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܹܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܝܼ‎ (bēt krīhī)		ܒܹܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܲܢ‎ (bēt krīhan)
	construct	–	2nd person	ܒܹܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܘܼܟ݂‎ (bēt krīhuḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (bēt krīhāḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (bēt krīhāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܒܹܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ (bēt krīhē)	3rd person	ܒܹܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܗ‎ (bēt krīhēh)	ܒܹܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܘܿܗ̇‎ (bēt krīhoh)	ܒܹܝܬ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܗܘܿܢ‎ (bēt krīhhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܝܼ‎ (bātay krīhī)		ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܲܢ‎ (bātay krīhan)
	construct	–	2nd person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܘܼܟ݂‎ (bātay krīhuḵ)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (bātay krīhāḵ)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (bātay krīhāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ‎ (bātay krīhē)	3rd person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܗ‎ (bātay krīhēh)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܘܿܗ̇‎ (bātay krīhoh)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܗܘܿܢ‎ (bātay krīhhon)

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܒܝܬ‎ (bēṯ, “house of”) + ܟܪܝܗܐ‎ (k(ə)rīhē, “the sick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [be(j)θ k(ə)rihe]

Noun

ܒܝܬ ܟܪܝܗܐ‎ • (bēṯ krīhē) m (plural ܒܬܝ ܟܪܝܗܐ‎ (bāttī krīhē))

1. hospital

   Synonym: ܢܣܩܡܝܘܢ‎

References

• “byt**kryhˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 44a